Washing apparatus.



A. L. COX.

WASHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 28, 1914.

1, 1 32,449. Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Qvih w was A 601 ALVIN I]. COX, 0F ELIZABETHTOWN, KENTUCKY.

WASHING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ll iar. 1 6, 1915.

Application filed March 28. 1914. Serial No. 827,931.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, ALVIN L. Cox, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eliza bethtown, in the coiinty of Hardin and State of Kentucky; have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing Appa' ratus, of which the following is a specificatlon.

.My invention relates to improvements in washing apparatus, fornse in cleaning buggies, automobiles, windows or the like, and

has particular reference to such apparatus embodying a scrubbing or brushing element Whichis flexibly connectedwith a tubular handle and normally preferably arranged in longitudinal or axial alinement therewith, said tubular handle being provided near the Scrubbing or brushing element with apcrtures for spraying the Water upon the same in a novel manner.

An important object of the invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and highly convenient'in use. I

Other objects and adi'lantages of the in vention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description;

In the accompanying drawings forming "a part of thisspecificatio'n and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, Figure l is a sideelevation of apparatus embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a central longitwfliual sectional view through the same,'and, Fig. 3

is-a side elevation oi the apparatus showing the-brushing or scrubhing element alignlarly arranged. with relation'to the handle Inthe drawlngs,.wherei,n for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of mgr-invention, the numeral 5 designates a tubular handle,*,thc outer end of which is provided With a coupling 6, for connection with a hose (not shown) which supplies the Water to the same. its opposite endthe tubular handle 5 1s scre\vthreaded, for connection with the inner screwthreaded portion of an outwardly bul ing or -lfullocus-shaped slrell 7. the opposite end of which is closed and is pro vided with an axiallvextending shank 8, as shown- The shell 'Iis provided adjacent the base of the shank 8 with angularly arranged apertures or openings 9-, to spray the water, for a purpose to be explained.

The numeral 10 designates a brushing or scruobing element, preferably in the form of a sponge. This sponge has the inner portion of its material extended or folded about an cnlar 'ed head 11, formed upon a shank 12. This inner portion of the sponge is secured or bound to the shank 12 and head 11 by suitable tying or clamping means 13.

The shanks S and l? are spaced in end to end relation, and are provided upon their peripheries vvith corrugations, as shown. These shanks are adapted to be inserted within the opposite ends of a suitably flexible tube or tubular coupling ll, which I have found may be advantageously formed of section of ordinary hose. The opposite ends of this tube or tubular coupling are secured to the shanks by tying or clamping means 15, as shown. This flexible tube or tubular coppling ll affords a universal connection bcnvceu the sponge and tubular handle, possessing the desired degree of flexibility.

In the use of the apparatus, the water is continuously supplied to the tubular handle :i'a'nd is sprayed through the angularly ar' ranged outwardly diverging apertures or openings 9, in. outwardly diverging suitably inc streams, which when the sponge 10 is im its normal position in longitudinal or axial alinemcnt with the tubular handle, pass about and in engagement with the sides of'the sponge. These apertures provide an approximately conical-shaped spray adapt ed to surround the sponge. As clearly shown in Fig. 3, the sponge may assume an angular position with relation to the tubular handle, and when in this position a portion of the spray passes directly upon the sponge hile the other portion thereof is directed upon the object being cleaned, to rinse the same. By the flexible connection embodying the tube ll. the sponge 10 may be angularly arranged with respect to the bandle. in a highly convenient manner, by the operator exerting suitable pressure upon the handle while the sponge engages the object being cleaned.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred enample of the same, and that various changes size. and arrangement 0f parts may be re sorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the sub joined claim.

Having described my invention, T ciaim In washing apparatus of the character described, a tubular handle, an approxi: mateiy bulbous-shaped shell connected with one end thereof and provided with an axially extending! shank and angularly arranged apertures disposed near the shank in the shape, Y

for the passage of the waten a 2i ment, a bend having {he mu secured ih rei-n Lanai ii and a flexible tube reseiving the epposite ends therenf,

Intesiimony Why? 1' affix my szigmzszim in presence 3f twa witnesaesq ALVIN L COX.

the shanks in Vitnesses:

C. L. PARKER, P. FIXSHBURNE, 

